Catherine Rao (USGA Photo)
Here are the eight golfers left vying for the U.S. Women's Amateur title:
Adela Cernousek, 20, of France
WAGR: 9
Competing in first U.S. Women’s Amateur
Rising senior at Texas A&M University
Won the 2024 NCAA Division I individual title by three strokes, the first Aggie to win it
2024 WGCA First-Team All-American
Made the 36-hole cut in the 2024 U.S. Women’s Open Presented by Ally and tied for 67th
Member of the 2024 International Palmer Cup team
Represented France in the 2023 Women’s World Amateur Team Championship in Abu Dhabi
Road to the Quarterfinals:
Shot 69-74 – 143 in stroke play to earn No. 13 seed
R64: Def. Sara Im, 1 up
R32: Def. Kaili Xiao, 2 and 1
R16: Def. Lauren Kim, 20 holes
Anna Davis, 18, of Spring Valley, Calif.
WAGR: 16
Competing in second U.S. Women’s Amateur
Rising sophomore at Auburn University
Reached the quarterfinals for the second straight year
Made the cut and finished T-39 in the CPKC Women’s Open last month
Earned first collegiate win at the NCAA D-I Auburn Regional in May
Represented the United States in the 2023 Women’s World Amateur Team Championship in Abu Dhabi
Member of the victorious 2024 U.S. Palmer Cup Team
Member of the 2023 U.S. Junior Ryder Cup and Junior Solheim Cup teams
2022 Augusta National Women’s Amateur champion
Competed in seven LPGA Tour events in 2022, including three major championships, making the 36-hole cut five times
Her twin brother Billy, a semifinalist in the 2023 U.S. Junior Amateur, will join her at Auburn later this month, and competed alongside Anna in the 2023 Junior Ryder Cup in Italy
Road to the Quarterfinals:
Shot 73-69 – 142 in stroke play to earn No. 9 seed
R64: Def. Rebecca Skoler, 4 and 2
R32: Def. Mara Janess, 1 up
R16: Def. Anna Morgan, 3 and 1
Rianne Malixi, 17, of the Philippines
WAGR: 10
Competing in fourth U.S. Women’s Amateur
Committed to play golf at Duke University in the fall of 2025
Won the 2024 U.S. Girls’ Junior at El Caballero Country Club in Tarzana, Calif.
Looking to become the second player ever to win the U.S. Girls’ Junior and U.S. Women’s Amateur in the same year (Eun Jeong Seong, 2016)
2024 Women’s Australian Master of the Amateurs champion
2024 Junior Invitational at Sage Valley runner-up
2023 U.S. Girls’ Junior runner-up
Road to the Quarterfinals:
Shot 67-74 – 141 in stroke play to earn No. 6 seed
R64: Def. Annabelle Pancake, 2 and 1
R32: Def. Anna Huang, 2 and 1
R16: Def. Scarlett Schremmer, 3 and 2
Maria Jose Marin, 18, of Columbia
WAGR: 15
Competing in first U.S. Women’s Amateur
Rising sophomore at the University of Arkansas
Member of the 2024 International Palmer Cup team
2024 South American Women’s Amateur champion
Posted seven top 20 finishes during her freshman season with the Razorbacks, including a win in the Blessings Collegiate Invitational and two second place finishes
2024 WGCA First Team All-American and SEC Freshman of the Year
2023 Mexican Women’s Amateur champion
Reached the semifinals of the 2022 U.S. Girls’ Junior
Road to the Quarterfinals:
Shot 69-69 – 138 in stroke play to earn No. 1 seed
R64: Def. Leigha Devine, 6 and 5
R32: Def. Rachel Kuehn, 4 and 3
R16: Def. Maisie Filler, 1 up
Catherine Rao, 20, of Camarillo, Calif.
WAGR: 107
Competing in third U.S. Women’s Amateur
Rising junior at Princeton University
Has reached the quarterfinals in all three U.S. Women’s Amateur appearances (2022-2024)
Defeated the defending champion Megan Schofill and reigning runner-up Latanna Stone en route to the quarterfinals
Reached the Round of 16 in The Women’s Amateur Championship conducted by the R&A in June
2023 Ivy League Rookie of the Year
Missed all of the 2023-24 collegiate season with injury
Member of the 2021 U.S. Junior Solheim Cup Team
Road to the Quarterfinals:
Shot 76-74 – 150 in stroke play to earn No. 51 seed
R64: Def. Megan Schofill, 2 and 1
R32: Def. Latanna Stone, 1 up
R16: Def. Bailey Shoemaker, 3 and 2
Asterisk Talley, 15, of Chowchilla, Calif.
WAGR: 51
Competing in first U.S. Women’s Amateur
Rising sophomore at Chowchilla Union High School
Member of the USGA’s inaugural U.S. National Junior Team
2024 U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball champion alongside Sarah Lim
2024 U.S. Girls’ Junior runner-up to Rianne Malixi
Shared low amateur honors in the 2024 U.S. Women’s Open Presented by Ally
2024 Junior Invitational at Sage Valley champion
Owns a 13-1 USGA match play record in 2024 over three championships
Represented the United States in the 2023 Junior Solheim Cup in Spain
Finished eighth in the 2024 Augusta National Women’s Amateur
Two-time Drive, Chip & Putt national finalist (2018, age 7-9; 2022, age 12-13)
Road to the Quarterfinals:
Shot 69-72 – 141 in stroke play to earn No. 5 seed
R64: Def. Amanda Sambach, 2 and 1
R32: Def. Justice Bosio, 4 and 2
R16: Def. Angelo Heo, 7 and 6
Kendall Todd, 21, of Litchfield Park, Ariz.
WAGR: 130
Competing in first U.S. Women’s Amateur
Rising senior at the University of Arkansas
2024 Women’s Porter Cup champion
Finished third in the 2024 Arizona Women’s Amateur
2023 Arizona Women’s Match Play champion
Logged four top 10 showings with the Razorbacks during the 2023-2024 season
Road to the Quarterfinals:
Shot 74-71 – 145 in stroke play to earn No. 18 seed
R64: Def. Lauren Calderon, 4 and 3
R32: Def. Gabby Woods, 2 and 1
R16: Def. Rocio Tejedo, 7 and 6
Kelly Xu, 20, of Claremont, Calif.
WAGR: 48
Competing in third U.S. Women’s Amateur
Rising junior at Stanford University
Posted a 3-0 match play record to help the Cardinal win the 2024 NCAA Team Championship at the Omni La Costa in Carlsbad, Calif.
2024 WGCA Second Team All-American
Qualified for the 2023 U.S. Women’s Open at Pebble Beach (Calif.) Golf Links
2023 Women’s Western Amateur semifinalist
2022 Ladies National Golf Association Amateur champion
2021 SCGA Women’s Amateur champion
Won the inaugural Drive, Chip & Putt National Finals at Augusta National (2014, age 7-9)
Her younger sister Kristina completed in the field this week and reached match play in the 2024 U.S. Girls’ Junior
Road to the Quarterfinals:
Shot 68-74 – 142 in stroke play to earn No. 10 seed
R64: Def. Victoria Zheng, 2 and 1
R32: Def. Laney Frye, 3 and 2
R16: Def. Farah O’Keefe, 4 and 3